To sing in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: can-TAR
IPA: /kan.’tar/

7 months ago

cantar info.

**Tips to remember the word “cantar”:**
– Associate “cantar” with the English word “chant,” as they both have musical connotations.
– Think of a “canary,” a singing bird, to help remember “cantar” means to sing.
– Use the mnemonic “CAN you sing a TÁRget song?” with CAN-TÁR, emphasizing the core of the Spanish word.

**Explanations:**
– “Cantar” is a regular verb in Spanish and means “to sing.”
– It belongs to the first conjugation of Spanish verbs (those ending in -ar).

**Other words that mean the same thing:**
– “Entonar” can also mean to sing, often with the connotation of singing in tune.
– “Interpretar” might be used to mean to perform a song or piece of music.

**Conjugations of “cantar”:**
– *Present*: canto (I sing), cantas (you sing), canta (he/she/it sings), cantamos (we sing), cantáis (you all sing) [Spain], cantan (they sing, you all sing).
– *Preterite*: canté (I sang), cantaste (you sang), cantó (he/she/it sang), cantamos (we sang), cantasteis (you all sang) [Spain], cantaron (they sang, you all sang).
– *Imperfect*: cantaba (I used to sing), cantabas (you used to sing), cantaba (he/she/it used to sing), cantábamos (we used to sing), cantabais (you all used to sing) [Spain], cantaban (they used to sing, you all used to sing).
– *Future*: cantaré (I will sing), cantarás (you will sing), cantará (he/she/it will sing), cantaremos (we will sing), cantaréis (you all will sing) [Spain], cantarán (they will sing, you all will sing).
– *Conditional*: cantaría (I would sing), cantarías (you would sing), cantaría (he/she/it would sing), cantaríamos (we would sing), cantaríais (you all would sing) [Spain], cantarían (they would sing, you all would sing).
– *Subjunctive*: cante (that I sing), cantes (that you sing), cante (that he/she/it sings), cantemos (that we sing), cantéis (that you all sing) [Spain], canten (that they sing, that you all sing).

**Examples of sentences that use “cantar”:**
– “Me gusta cantar en la ducha.” (I like to sing in the shower.)
– “Todos los sábados, cantamos en el coro de la iglesia.” (Every Saturday, we sing in the church choir.)
– “Mañana, ella cantará una canción nueva en el concierto.” (Tomorrow, she will sing a new song at the concert.)
– “Cuando era niño, cantaba con mi abuela.” (When I was a child, I used to sing with my grandmother.)
– “Si tuviera una mejor voz, cantaría en un concurso.” (If I had a better voice, I would sing in a contest.)

a few seconds ago

cantar info.

To remember the word “cantar” which means “to sing” in Spanish, you might associate it with the English word “cantata,” which is a type of vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically involving a choir. The root “cant-” relates to singing in both words.

Other words that mean the same thing in Spanish are:

– Vocalizar (to vocalize)
– Interpretar (to perform, in a musical context)

“Cantar” is indeed an infinitive verb. Here are its conjugations in various tenses:

**Present Indicative:**
– Yo canto (I sing)
– Tú cantas (You sing)
– Él/Ella/Usted canta (He/She/You formal sing)
– Nosotros/as cantamos (We sing)
– Vosotros/as cantáis (You all sing – Spain)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes cantan (They/You all formal sing)

**Preterite:**
– Yo canté (I sang)
– Tú cantaste (You sang)
– Él/Ella/Usted cantó (He/She/You formal sang)
– Nosotros/as cantamos (We sang)
– Vosotros/as cantasteis (You all sang – Spain)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes cantaron (They/You all formal sang)

**Imperfect:**
– Yo cantaba (I used to sing)
– Tú cantabas (You used to sing)
– Él/Ella/Usted cantaba (He/She/You formal used to sing)
– Nosotros/as cantábamos (We used to sing)
– Vosotros/as cantabais (You all used to sing – Spain)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes cantaban (They/You all formal used to sing)

**Future:**
– Yo cantaré (I will sing)
– Tú cantarás (You will sing)
– Él/Ella/Usted cantará (He/She/You formal will sing)
– Nosotros/as cantaremos (We will sing)
– Vosotros/as cantaréis (You all will sing – Spain)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes cantarán (They/You all formal will sing)

**Conditional:**
– Yo cantaría (I would sing)
– Tú cantarías (You would sing)
– Él/Ella/Usted cantaría (He/She/You formal would sing)
– Nosotros/as cantaríamos (We would sing)
– Vosotros/as cantaríais (You all would sing – Spain)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes cantarían (They/You all formal would sing)

**Subjunctive Present:**
– Yo cante (I sing – subjunctive mood)
– Tú cantes (You sing – subjunctive mood)
– Él/Ella/Usted cante (He/She/You formal sing – subjunctive mood)
– Nosotros/as cantemos (We sing – subjunctive mood)
– Vosotros/as cantéis (You all sing – Spain – subjunctive mood)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes canten (They/You all formal sing – subjunctive mood)

Sentences using “cantar”:

– Me gusta cantar en la ducha. (I like to sing in the shower.)
– Ella cantó una canción hermosa anoche. (She sang a beautiful song last night.)
– Nosotros cantaremos en el coro mañana. (We will sing in the choir tomorrow.)
– Si tuviera una mejor voz, yo cantaría en público. (If I had a better voice, I would sing in public.)
– Es importante que él cante en la presentación. (It is important that he sings in the presentation.)

a day ago